Duesenberg Model SJ
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The Duesenberg SJ is a car manufactured from 1932-1937 by Duesenberg
Duesenberg
Duesenberg was an Auburn, Indiana based American luxury automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937, most famous for its high-quality passenger cars and record-breaking racing cars.-History:...

 in Indianapolis
Indianapolis
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, Indiana
Indiana
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. Only 36 were ever made. It was the supercharged version of the Duesenberg Model J
Duesenberg
Duesenberg was an Auburn, Indiana based American luxury automobile company active in various forms from 1913 to 1937, most famous for its high-quality passenger cars and record-breaking racing cars.-History:...

, with 320 hp. Special-bodied models, such as the later "Mormon Meteor" chassis, achieved an average speed of over 135 mi/h and a one-hour average of over 152 mi/h at Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah
Utah
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Auction

A 1935 Duesenberg SJ Speedster was sold at an auction by Gooding & Co in August 2004 for $4.5 million. Another SJ sold for $4.4m at RM Auctions in Monterey, California, in 2007.

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